stuckincincy

Keep an eye on UCincy's DT Terrill Byrd on day 2 of the draft.

He changed, then! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Pickens

Good post - invoked a couple of memories: A youngish worker of mine when I lived in PGH once opined that if he ever came into a pile - we were chatting about a big lottery prize at the time - said that if he won, he'd get on a plane and check into one of those spas that feed you groats, bean sprouts, etc., staffed by the likes of Nurse Ratchit. The idea being to clean out his head and knock sense into it. Another is hockey player Mario Lemieux. Drafted 1st in 1984 at age 19, I had read that his family and the Pens conspired to place him with a local family that kept him on a curfew, kept an eye on him, clamped down on his spending loot so that he wouldn't get into the trouble that a fat wallet can get one into.

Yep - several teams have done that. WRs Steve Smith and Chris Henry come to mind. There is also not starting a player - even if only for the 1st play of a game. It gets used here and there - things like missing a team meeting. Since # of starts is a fairly common contract incentive AFAIK, missing that start can pack a punch.

Dean - I recall the college scout reports on McGee saying that he was more suited as a safety - free, I suppose. The same reports were glowing about his return abilities - which always made me wonder why BUF didn't use him there from day one. IRRC it was at least a year - maybe two, until they had him return kicks.

CIN put in contract language after Carl Picken's antics several years ago - return of signing bonus and cancellation of contract for actions "detrimental to the team". They invoked the clause once - punter Lee Johnson made some comments about lousy coaching or some such. Which was a pretty weak reason for canning him, IMO. Nevertheless, the NFLPA demanded that such contract clauses be eliminated - and they were with the new CBA.

That's what the CIN team site had been reporting. Grossman, too. With O'Sullivan signed to ride the bench, that should be it for them - $15M spent against the cap in FA.

Nope - there have been many winners of big money that simply set up a trust, and have a lawyer turn in the ticket on behalf of the trust. Several in fact in the past few years in the OH-KY-IN tri-state area.

Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison!

Pepto Bismol.

Maybe they'll draft a RB in the 1st. That would certainly stir things up here.

AZ re-signed Warner. Perhaps Boldin is happier?

I, for one, am concussed.

erynthered sings "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I got Love in My Tummy" at funerals.

I was aware of that. The CPSU also issued rules (which I understand are under "review") about lead in clothing. They would require testing of all articles, which would wipe out clothing donations to places like Goodwill, The Salvation Army, and so forth. Also community collections for winter jackets for the poor, craft makers, and so on.

I read that the Dems are going to eliminate the 2010 estate tax exoneration...

Wow - you're a real classy guy...

Oh. Same as in New Jersey, then. I know that in Buffalo, if I'm thirsty, I can go and buy a bolle of waaaar. Or a glass of melk. When I lived in Picksburgh, I used to buy feesh sandwhiches. Red up the room. Buy tarrs for my cor. Yuns got that?

That old gov't program..RIF...Reading Is Fundamental...

What's a quater?

ACor58 has a thing for dimpled balls.

It will be interesting to see how Coles works out with Palmer. He's very much a "timing" QB on the short and intermediate passes to wide-outs, and since his '05 knee injury, tends to toss a high ball.

WWVaBeach is an exotic dancer at one of the clubs on MacCorkle Avenue in Charleston, WVA.

Gee - I hope it's my Sister-in-Law!